BJP Reshuffle: Vinod Tawde, Satish Poonia, Tarun Chugh Get BJP Poll Duties Under Nitin Nabin
The appointments take effect immediately as the party reshapes its election team ahead of Assembly polls, with other state in-charges to be named later.
- On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced poll in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- These appointments follow Monday's announcement of national president Nitin Nabin's new team of office-bearers, marking a wider organizational reset to prepare for electoral battles.
- National general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde will oversee Uttar Pradesh, where he has managed organizational affairs for 18 months, with Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-charge.
- Satish Poonia, a national general secretary, leads Punjab, while Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh takes Gujarat and retains his national headquarters in-charge role.
- The new in-charges will coordinate state units for 2027 Assembly polls, with Gujarat holding strategic significance due to its association with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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BJP Appoints State In-charges for UP, Punjab, and Gujarat Ahead of Assembly Elections 2027
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to a press release issued by the BJP, National General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vinod Tawde has been appointed as the Uttar Pradesh in-charge, while National Secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel has been appointed as the co-in-charge. India News | BJP Appoints State In-charges for UP, Punjab, and Gujarat Ahead of Assembly Elections 2027.
BJP announces poll in-charges for Assembly elections in U.P., Punjab and Gujarat
BJP MP and national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been appointed as the poll in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, while party’s national general secretary and MP Satish Poonia, and MP Tarun Chug will lead the election in Punjab and Gujarat respectively
BIG UPDATE: BJP Appoints Vinod Tawde UP In-Charge, Tarun Chugh Gujarat & Satish Poonia Punjab
<p class="isSelectedEnd">The BJP has announced its new list of state in-charges, assigning key organisational responsibilities ahead of upcoming Assembly elections. Vinod Tawde has been appointed the party’s in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, while Tarun Chugh will oversee Gujarat and Satish Poonia has been given charge of Punjab. Vinod Tawde’s appointment in Uttar Pradesh is being viewed as particularly significant because he has been actively involv…
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Times of IndiaBJP reshuffle: Vinod Tawde, Satish Poonia, Tarun Chugh get BJP poll duties under Nitin Nabin
Nitin Nabin appointed new state in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat. Vinod Tawde will oversee Uttar Pradesh, while Satish Poonia takes charge of Punjab. Tarun Chugh has been appointed in-charge for Gujarat and will retain his national role. These appointments are effective immediately and reflect ongoing party restructuring. Further state in-charge appointments will be made in due course.
Satish Poonia named Punjab BJP in-charge; Vinod Tawde gets UP, Tarun Chugh Gujarat - The Tribune
In a major development ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, BJP president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday appointed Rajasthan leader Satish Poonia as the party’s in-charge for Punjab.
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